EU: Low-Risk Active Substance Metarhizium Brunneum Strain Ma 43 Renewed

The Commission has published an implementing regulation (EU) 2022/383 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance Metarhizium brunneum strain Ma 43 (formerly Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae strain BIPESCO 5/F52) in accordance with (EC) No 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to (EU) No 540/2011.
 
May 1, 2022 is the date of approval while the expiration of approval is April 30, 2037.
 
The uses of Metarhizium brunneum Ma 43 according to the representative uses include as an insecticide and acaricide on wine and table grape, strawberry, currants and berries.
 
It will enter into force on March, 27, 2022.

US: Chlorpyrifos; Final Order Denying Objections, Requests for Hearings, and Requests for a Stay of the August 2021 Tolerance Final Rule

In response to the Environmental’s Protection Agency (EPA’s) August 2021 final rule revoking all tolerances for the insecticide chlorpyrifos under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), several objections, hearing requests, and requests for stay were filed by numerous parties representing a wide variety of growers and pesticide users. In this Order, EPA denies all objections to, requests for hearing on those objections, as well as requests for stay of the final rule.
 
Effective from February 28, 2022.
 
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US: Fluridone; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of the herbicide fluridone including its degradates and metabolites in or on peanut and peanut, hay. This action is in response to the Environmental’s Protection Agency (EPA's) granting of an emergency exemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide on peanut. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of fluridone in or on these commodities. The time-limited tolerances expire on December 31, 2024.
 
Commodity Parts per million Expiration date
Peanut 0.1 ppm 12/31/2024
Peanut, hay 0.1 ppm 12/31/2024

 
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US: Ipflufenoquin; Pesticide Tolerances

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of ipflufenoquin in or on almond, almond, hulls, and fruit, pome, group 11–10.
 

Commodity Parts per million
Almond 0.01 ppm
Almond, hulls 3 ppm
Fruit, pome, group 11-10 0.15 ppm

 
This regulation is effective March 1, 2022.
 
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US: Novaluron, Pesticide Tolerance

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of novaluron in or on almond, hulls and the Tree nut group 14–12.

 
Commodity
Parts per million
Almond, hulls
15 ppm
Tree nuts, group 14—12
0.08 ppm
 
This regulation is effective March 10, 2022.
 
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